OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

LABORATORY INSPECTION FORM

Department: Plant and Soil Sciences	Room(s): 304 & 306 Worrilow Hall
Principle Investigator(s): B. Lemieux & A. Shapiro	Date: 6/3/98
Inspector(s): Cynthia Boettger	Period: Summer 98

Area	S	UNS	NA	Comments (CHO Response)
ADMINISTRATIVE:
Emergency Posting?	x
After hours work?	X
Windows covered?	X
Unauthorized occupants?	X
Chemical inventory available?	X
MSDSs in lab?	X
RTK/CHP training?	X
Job Hazard Analysis?		X		(Set up JHA Training or visit OHS web page)
PPE available?	X
No Smoking, Eating, Drinking?	X
Emergency training?	X
ELECTRICAL:
General condition?		X		Currently being upgraded
Use of extension cords?		X		Due to poor distribution of outlets, being upgraded
Breaker/Circuit identification?	X
Ground fault protection?	X
GENERAL SAFETY:
Housekeeping/egress?	X
Tripping/slipping hazards?	X
Surplus equipment?	X
Hot surfaces/equipment?	X
Refrigerators/freezers?	X
Safety shower/eye wash?	X
Potable water protection?	X
First Aid Kits?	X			Band aids only
Needles/syringes secured?	X
Emergency lights?	X
Ice machines/microwave ovens?	X
FIRE SAFETY CONCERNS:
Fire extinguishers?	X
Detectors/sprinklers?	X
Combustible storage?	X
Extinguishing systems?	X
Special concerns?			X
CHEMICAL CONCERNS:
Spill kits?	X
Storage by hazard?	X
Flammables/combustibles?	X
Container labels?	X
Excessive quantities?			X
WASTE MANAGEMENT:
Quantity of waste accumulated?	X
Segregated in proper containers?	X
Properly labeled?	X
Properly stored/secured?	X
PHYSICAL/ ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
Equipment clean and operable?	X
Laboratory lighting?	X
Moving parts guarded?	X
Noise levels?	X
Sharp edges, points?	X
Shields used?	X
Temperature?		X		Either too hot or too cold
Wet floors?	X
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
Proper lab attire?	X
PPE made available?	X
Safety glasses being worn?	X
VENTILATION
Fume hood in use?			X
Fume hood certified?			X
Proper use of fume hood?			X
Fume hood cluttered?			X
Biosafety cabinets?	X
COMPRESSED GASES
Unnecessary storage?	X
Capped/restrained/labeled cylinders?	X
Proper lines and regulators?	X
Regulators inspected?	X
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: If any of the following are being used in the lab, notify DOHS at x8475.
Acutely toxic chemicals	X
Animals
Bloodborne pathogens
Carcinogens	X
Heavy metals
Infectious Agents
Lasers
PCBs
Pesticides
Recombinant DNA	X
Reproductive hazards	X

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